Director 80 – 100 %

Lead, develop, network and represent: Shape the future of Caritas Schweiz with clarity, foresight and humanity.

Our client prevents and alleviates poverty in Switzerland and worldwide in around 20 countries. Caritas Schweiz is an independent association with around 1’500 employees, based in Luzern and a member of the international Caritas network. On the topics of poverty reduction, migration and social integration, Caritas Schweiz offers a variety of services and projects for families, single parents, unemployed and working poor together with the regional, independent organizations. We are commissioned to find an authentic and upright leadership personality for the new appointment of the

Director

You bear the overall responsibility for the personnel, financial and operational leadership and further development of the organization. Together with the executive management, you implement the strategy and combine mission, impact and economic efficiency. With clear decisions and open dialogue, you create orientation and trust and thereby promote an appreciative corporate culture. You work closely with the statutory bodies and prepare and follow up on their committee business. Another particularly important task is the representation of Caritas Schweiz towards authorities, politics, partner organizations, donors, the public and media, as well as the strengthening of national and international networks.

For this versatile function, you bring a university degree at Master's level or an equivalent qualification, depending on the field supplemented by profound further training in business administration and/or non-profit management. You have led organizations of comparable size and complexity across several management levels, successfully shaped changes and possess profound business administration competence. As an entrepreneurially thinking and innovative personality, you can motivate yourself and others for a common goal and also face demanding challenges in a solution-oriented manner. You identify with the values and the mission of Caritas Schweiz and communicate with style in German as well as very well in French and English. You are present at the headquarters in Luzern three days per week, regularly visit the locations in French-speaking Switzerland and are available for approx. two foreign trips and several international meetings per year.

Would you like to actively shape the future of one of the leading Swiss NPOs? Then we look forward to your application.

Contact: Tobias Lienert
Sophie Korber